Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bangladesh rejects Myanmar's claim of repatriating Rohingya
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh on Monday rejected a claim by Myanmar that the Buddhist-majority nation had repatriated the first five among some 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled to the neighb...
Apr 16, 2018
AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists Comey role in Clinton disclosure
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is again twisting facts when it comes to former FBI director James Comey’s disclosure of a sensitive investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton right before ...
Apr 16, 2018
White House says Russia sanctions still under consideration
WASHINGTON - The White House scrambled Monday to walk back U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s weekend announcement that new economic sanctions against Russia are imminent, but stressed the penalties ...
Apr 16, 2018
US pastor denies terror links, spying in Turkish court
ALIAGA, Turkey - An American pastor on Monday denied accusations that he aided terror groups or spied against Turkey, speaking at the beginning of his trial in a case that has strained ties between Tu...
Apr 16, 2018
Montenegro's Djukanovic wins presidency, avoids runoff
PODGORICA, Montenegro - Montenegro’s pro-Western ruling party leader Milo Djukanovic has won an outright victory in the country’s presidential vote, avoiding a runoff, according to officia...
Apr 16, 2018
New foes emerge against Halifax's Cornwallis statue: Highlanders descendants
HALIFAX - Somewhere in Halifax, a large statue honouring British commander Edward Cornwallis - founder of the historic port city - is gathering dust. In a move that made international headlines, city ...
Apr 16, 2018
Brazil's ex-leader still leads in polls after arrest
SAO PAULO - Even imprisonment hasn’t knocked former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva out of the lead in Brazil’s presidential race. A poll released Sunday by the Datafolha institute sho...
Apr 16, 2018
This red tide might be good news for New Jersey oyster beds
GREENWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A red tide is heading for thousands of acres of oyster beds in New Jersey’s Delaware Bay. But unlike the harmful algae blooms of the same name, this red tide is likely...
Apr 16, 2018
Boston marks 5 years since marathon attack with tributes
BOSTON - The bells of Old South Church in Boston rang at 2:49 p.m. to commemorate a citywide moment of silence in honour of Boston Marathon bombing survivors and victims It was an emotional moment in ...
Apr 16, 2018
Bruce McArthur faces 8th murder charge; alleged victim from Sri Lanka
TORONTO - The complex investigation into alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur took another twist on Monday as Toronto police laid an eighth murder charge related to the death of a man who bucked the p...
Apr 16, 2018